Friday, December 14, 2018

Story Round-Up: Features in The Herald-News, Dec. 9 through Dec. 14

It's here!!!!

I'm talking about the proof copy for the first installment of the BryonySeries prequel Before the Blood.

The little box was waiting for me when I came home from dinner with a friend last night. Yes, it needs a little tweaking here and there. But the concept came out perfectly!

The cover's matte finish and design give it an old dusty finish. The font reminds me of the font in my mother's childhood books that I also read as a child.

I've been working on this project so long (2010), it's a little surreal to finally see it come together.

Over the next week and a little at a time, I'll comb through it very carefully. Despite a few glitches here and there, we are right on schedule.

Now, here's where to find information and after that, the stories.

Non-bylined features:

Monday through Saturday I assembled my non-bylined works - brief posts and calendar listings - into one convenient file and posting them on Facebook in the evening, so readers can easily choose the ones they want to read.

One can also find those event listings, the Gotta Do It calendar, as well as the pets, health, faith, and arts and entertainment calendars, under the sections tab on the left hand side of http://www.theherald-news.com/. Click on "features" and the topics drop down.  Gotta Do It runs under "people."

Community news? Again, under the sections tab, under features, and by topic. Updates are posted on these days in print and web (and some only on web on other days as I have the time): Monday (pets), Tuesday (health), Thursday (faith), Friday (arts and entertainment), and Sunday (people).

 Social media:

Daily updates: I do post the briefs and calendars on Twitter during the week, so you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.

BryonySeries stuff: I post curated content relating to the BryonySeries at @BryonySeries. And assorted related content at www.facebook.com/BryonySeries. And of course, please follow the adventures of Bertrand the Mouse on Instagram at bertrand_bryonyseries.

If you're a writer anywhere in the world, you're welcome to jon WriteOn Joliet's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/writeonminooka/?ref=bookmarks. We're based in Joliet, Illinois, but we love to meet and interact with writers outside our area, too.

Upcoming events:


Books and Such

Information on my books (including where to buy) along with upcoming events is at www.bryonyseries.com.

Thank you for reading The Herald-News. And for reading this blog. And if you've read (or plan to read) any of my books. Your support is greatly appreciated.


Joliet center has gotten into his heart

"There's nothing more rewarding than helping someone with disabilities," Larry Burich, interim director of the Center for Disabilities in Joliet, said. "If there's something more rewarding, I haven't found it."



An Extraordinary Life: 'So much courage and optimism'
Thomas Lambert of #Channahon is planning a 'family' run to promote liver health

"While my mom was not a runner, the last handful of years of her life, was as if she was finishing the last few-kilometers of a marathon. In my simple estimation, she won the gold," Tom, 64, wrote in an email.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/12/04/5449e1bc812b41ddbd1d6af9380860d6/index.xml



 A variety of books for all the students
United Way of Will County Women United begin Read to Succeed program

 “We don’t worry about them [the books] getting returned,” said Diane Cepela, superintendent of Fairmont School District 89. “Sometimes the preschoolers take them home, and we don’t get them back, and we’re perfectly fine with that. We just want to get reading material into the hands of the students.”

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/12/05/08f14a49d2424df2ba816a4aef4e5db8/index.xml


'Charming and lovely people'
Leader of Joliet pagan group attends interfaith parliament in Canada  


"There was all sorts of workshops and services," Sandy Costa said. "You could go to a Sikh worship or a pagan worship or a Catholic Mass. And they [the parliament] as an interfaith group, come up with statements on different issues, like climate change and inclusion. People who are parliament members sign onto these statements."

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/12/11/1d9391bf2e144d079a4b5b6516b3be8d/index.xml


 Can you solve the mystery in 1 hour?
Escape room at Dellwood Park in Lockport is available until May 5

There is a serial killer on the loose. And you are her next victim.




Artworks: All for the love of books and reading

I'm always a little perplexed when kids don't like to read. Some of the most happiest hours of my childhood – and my adulthood – have been spent between the pages of a good book.




LocalLit author spotlight: Bill Herring of Romeoville

Herring said: "I have kept a couple of spiral notebooks consisting mostly of of poems to my grandchildren, heart-warming adventures about my grandson Will and Papa Bill, letters to friends in story form, some stories about days gone by and some fictional things.





Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage." Follow him at www.facebook.com/artbymattcoundiff 

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